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First Serially Produced Russian Su-57 Stealth Jet Testing Hypersonic Weapons
December 25, 2020 @ 06:47 PMThe first serially produced Russian Su-57 fighter jet is being used at the State Flight Test Center (GLITS) in Akhtubinsk for testing hypersonic aircraft weapons.
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Chinese J-11B Jet Upgraded with AESA Radar Enters Series Production: Reports
December 24, 2020 @ 06:13 PMChinas J-11B fighter aircraft equipped with an Active Electronic Scanning Array (AESA) radar has entered series production. The upgraded aircraft, possibly re-designated as J-11BG has entered batch production at the Shenyang aircraft plant of the Aviation Industries Corporation of China (AVIC)
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First Unmanned Helicopter Drones Delivered to Russian Aerospace Forces
December 23, 2020 @ 04:00 PMThe Technodinamika holding of the Rostec State Corporation handed over to the Russian Aerospace Forces the first batch of multifunctional helicopter-type unmanned aerial systems. They are intended for use as flying targets for testing new types of weapons
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Chinese, Russian Bombers Patrol Jointly Over Sea of Japan, Seoul Scrambles Jets
December 22, 2020 @ 06:04 PMTwo Russian and four Chinese strategic bombers today conducted joint patrols over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "An air group consisting of two strategic bombers Tu-95MS of the Russian Aerospace Forces and four strategic bombers Hun-6K of the PLA Air Force carried out aerial patrols over the waters of the Japanese and East China Seas," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement
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French MoD to Order 20,000 Additional Heckler & Koch HK-416 F Rifles
December 22, 2020 @ 05:18 PMThe French Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) has decided to place an order for 12000 HK-416 F assault rifles in 2021 and will receive an equal number of rifles under an earlier order next year. Another 12,000 HK-416 rifles were delivered in 2020, bringing to 45,340 the number of units currently being equipped in the armed forces, a French MoD release said
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FAA, Boeing Accused of Manipulating 737 MAX Tests During Recertification
December 22, 2020 @ 10:09 AMA recent Senate report has claimed that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing manipulated 737 MAX recertification tests following two fatal crashes that led to the worldwide grounding of these jets. This comes a month after the FAA and State of Design for Boeing aircraft published their final approval of the modified 737 MAX in the Federal Register
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Bundeswehr Orders Heavy Tractor Trailers from Rheinmetall
December 22, 2020 @ 08:35 AMThe German Bundeswehr has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with additional heavy tractor trailers with a 70-tonne payload. Delivery of a further 24 unprotected heavy tractor trailers – dubbed the SaZgM 70t mil in German military parlance – is to take place in 2021, with a further 24 to follow in 2022
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Netline Delivers C-Guard RJ Vehicular Counter-IED Systems to Spain
December 21, 2020 @ 12:43 PMNetline Communications Technologies has completed delivery of 51 C-Guard RJ Vehicular Counter-IED Systems to the Spanish Ministry of Defense (MoD). In a statement Monday, the company said it completed testing and evaluation of the system on 12 types of Spanish MoD vehicles
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Lockheed Martin to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4B in 2021
December 21, 2020 @ 05:31 AMLockheed Martin said today it plans to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion next year
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COVID-19 Outbreak Abroad Wasp-Class Ship USS Essex, Many Crew Replaced
December 19, 2020 @ 05:55 AMSailors onboard the Navys USS Essex were hit by the coronavirus, forcing the service to assign replacement personnel to fill in for those sick. An unidentified sailor of the USS Essex said in an interview to
France Receives First Griffon MEPAC Armored Vehicle
Philippine Vessels on Scientific Mission Harassed by Chinese Ships, Choppers
Schiebel Wins European Maritime Safety Agency Contract for S-100 UAS
Indian Army, Bharat Electronics Launch Indigenously Developed Battlefield Surveillance System
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U